October 2005

Monday, October 31, 2005

Last night on Grey's Anatomy, we finally found out who Dr. McDreamy picked -- and it wasn't our heroine, Meredith Grey.

What a huge disappointment for those of us rooting for Meredith. And yet, it totally makes sense. McDreamy would be sort of an asshat if he threw away his 11-year marriage for some hot chickie he just met. Plus, she seemed rather needy with that whole "pick me, love me, choose me" speech.

So now, I'm hoping that Meredith will concentrate on being a good surgeon and find a nice stable man outside of the hospital. Hopefully, he'll be hotter than McDreamy and make McDreamy all jealous. As long as he's hot, because well, we (and I mean "me") just don't see Meredith with George.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

I treated myself to a big girl movie for my birthday, and joined the "over 50" arthouse crowd in Red Bank last Sunday for The Squid and the Whale. While not a huge fan of director, Noah Baumbach (I found Kicking and Screaming to be a bit pretentious) I decided to see the film after watching previews before Everything is Illuminated, and thinking that it looked pretty damn funny.

I was right, the film was funny. But also bizarre, and a bit unfocused. Baumbach's semi-autobiographical story tells the tale of an educated and somewhat pompous New York family and the deterioration that occurs when the parents file for divorce. Sides are drawn, and one son identifies with wallflower mom (Laura Linney), while the other son worships dad (Jeff Daniels) parroting him and his pomposity at every turn.

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Hey, what's with the Sprite bottle? Is Sprite the official drink of preemie babies? Just another example of evil embedded advertising. The world is controlled by product placement, my poor unsuspecting friends.

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

And here's my own weird confession: I recently bought a Rick Springfield cd from Barnes & Noble and I blast it from time to time in my car. Also, in the 90's I saw Rick Springfield perform live in the now defunct "Tradewinds" in Sea Bright, NJ.

With Dr. Drakes return, perhaps us longtime fans can still hold out hope that MacGyver, Stamos, and Frisco and Felicia will someday return out of the blue. And for the record, I haven't watched GH on a regular basis for about 10 years, but have recently started tuning in at night when it airs at 10 PM Soapnet.

Monday, October 17, 2005

I know you almost burned yourself out last year, practically writing
every DH episode yourself, but I think you might want to clone yourself
and get back to the laptop ASAP. This year's writing is KILLING ME.
It's that insipidly bad. Your writers are literally murdering your show. They
don't seem to love the characters the way the audience does. In fact,
they seem content to trap our Ladies in the same plot week after week,
in one humiliating circumstance after another. Surreal experiences are
fine, as long as they are balanced with something close to reality. Plus, there should be SOMEONE on the show who isn't despicable.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

The most dreaded question that every stay-at-home mom abhors is "What do you do all day?"

I was home full-time for five years dedicated to raising my children, without little outside work, and I can tell you that rarely was I bored. Rarely did I eat bon-bons (although chocolate oreos are lethally addictive) and rarely did I have a free moment to even contemplate things outside my home. Having a four-year-old and a two-year-old will do that. Those suckers demand almost constant attention and stimulation.

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

I was really late to the "Lost" party, having only discovered the show in summer repeats.

But I have to say it is quickly becoming my favorite drama on the air right now. Things are unfolding slowly, maybe too slowly for some, and yet, I like that there are layers of clues beings left in each show. I like that as an audience member you can actively involved in the mystery of the show -- and not in a Desperate Housewives kind of "we're gonna lead you on all season and then tell you all in one episode to wow you with our intelligence" sort of way.

Monday, October 10, 2005

I'm rapidly losing interest in the women of Wisteria Lane. While Gabrielle had a sudden "deep dramatic moment" last night, the rest of the ladies continue to be so insincere, narcissistic, self-absorbed, one-dimensional, and PLAIN STUPID, that I'm sick of them. Is it bad that I find myself secretly hoping that the lead characters are brutally murdered?

Let's see: Susan got into a tug-of-war with Edie over Julie. YAWN. Could we just cut to the mud-wrestling fight between Susan and Edie and get it over with it? Or are we saving that for sweeps?